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This new publication from the World Meteorological Organization provides a wide-ranging description of how small island States and territories in the Caribbean, Indian Ocean and Pacific regions are using seasonal predictions and other climate information

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Scientific Reports 5, Article no.: 11972, doi:10.1038/srep11972:

This paper aims to elucidate risk factors for mortality due to storms and floods i.e the lethality of these events in CARICOM countries. The authors conducted an ecological study

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This report presents a study on the cost benefit analyses and cost effectiveness analysis of community-based disaster risk reduction (DRR) interventions in the Caribbean. The DRR interventions, implemented by the International Federation of Red Cross

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Identificación de elementos para la formulación de una Estrategia Suramericana para la reducción del riesgo de desastres liderada por el Grupo de Trabajo de Alto Nivel para la Gestión Integral del Riesgo de Desastres de UNASUR.
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This document focuses on the Performance Monitoring Framework (PMF) for the Comprehensive Disaster Management (CDM) Strategy 2014-2024. It presents the five instruments to guide the monitoring and evaluation (MER) processes at regional, national and CDEMA

Cover and source: Government of Suriname
Policies and plans
This NCCPSAP aims to provide the policy and decision makers in the country with vital information for the consideration and adoption by the National Parliament of Suriname.
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This study provides an overview on disasters and conflicts in 57 Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) member countries during the last four decades, including a review of disaster risk reduction strategies from The Yokohama Strategy to the Hyogo

Policies and plans

This declaration maintains the Association of Caribbean States (ACS) as a body for consultation, concerted action, co-operation while stressing the relevance of its work in the domains of trade, sustainable tourism, transport, disaster risk reduction, and

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The International Recovery Platform strengthens knowledge and information on building back better in recovery, rehabilitation, and reconstruction.

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